UPDATE: SimCity is back online and following an update on Origin, will include an offline mode. Here’s a walkthrough trailer: ORIGINAL STORY: SimCity Update 10, which contains offline play, launched today. At present the game is experiencing a server down time, so the game will be unavailable for a few hours. The down time started […]

SimCity now supports mods, providing all mods created adhere to guidelines set forth by Maxis. If you are particularly into modding, you can look over the blog post from Maxis here, as well as look over the guidelines. The gist is this: don’t mess with the multiplayer or foul up the integrity of the gameplay; […]

SimCity didn’t get off to the best of starts, with server issues hammering the game mercilessly. Australian consumer group Choice has awarded publisher EA with a ‘Shonky’ award for charging dismayed gamers a high fee for calling tech support during the debacle.

SimCity is getting a new expansion in November called Cities of Tomorrow, and today Maxis has released a blog detailing some of the neat, futuristic transportation options. You know, like monorails. It has also released a developer video, which you can view below. Cities of Tomorrow launched November 12.

SimCity developer Maxis recently published the first draft of its modding rules online, along with a call for creativity among the game’s fan base. The title’s first modded building has gone live, and its creator has discussed the method online.

Spore designer Soren Johnson has reflected on the game’s five-year anniversary over on his blog. The post discusses what went wrong with the game, and how its lofty ambitions perhaps grew too vast for the team. It’s an interesting reflection on the polarising strategy game.

SimCity will be getting a new expansion called Cities of the Future, which takes the player 50-75 years into the future. Players can add emergency service drones, megatowers, skybridges, and more to their cities. Also included is the megacorp feature which processes oil and ore into Omega, a substance which takes over your sims and […]

SimCity has new DLC available for $9.99 with 80% of proceeds benefiting the Red Cross once the cost of development has been recouped. Called, the Red Cross Disaster Relief DLC, the content add a relief center which will provide tents and vehicles to your city when disaster hits it. A minimum of $100,000 will be […]

The Sims 4 will contain a new feature called Smart Sim which provided players’ virtual people with the ability to have conversations of sorts and allows them to react using emotions. Producer Graham Nardone explains how it all works in the video below. The Sims 4 is now available for pre-order on Mac and PC.

UPDATE: SimCity is back online and following an update on Origin, will include an offline mode. Here’s a walkthrough trailer: ORIGINAL STORY: SimCity Update 10, which contains offline play, launched today. At present the game is experiencing a server down time, so the game will be unavailable for a few hours. The down time started […]

SimCity now supports mods, providing all mods created adhere to guidelines set forth by Maxis. If you are particularly into modding, you can look over the blog post from Maxis here, as well as look over the guidelines. The gist is this: don’t mess with the multiplayer or foul up the integrity of the gameplay; […]

SimCity didn’t get off to the best of starts, with server issues hammering the game mercilessly. Australian consumer group Choice has awarded publisher EA with a ‘Shonky’ award for charging dismayed gamers a high fee for calling tech support during the debacle.

SimCity is getting a new expansion in November called Cities of Tomorrow, and today Maxis has released a blog detailing some of the neat, futuristic transportation options. You know, like monorails. It has also released a developer video, which you can view below. Cities of Tomorrow launched November 12.

SimCity developer Maxis recently published the first draft of its modding rules online, along with a call for creativity among the game’s fan base. The title’s first modded building has gone live, and its creator has discussed the method online.

Spore designer Soren Johnson has reflected on the game’s five-year anniversary over on his blog. The post discusses what went wrong with the game, and how its lofty ambitions perhaps grew too vast for the team. It’s an interesting reflection on the polarising strategy game.

SimCity will be getting a new expansion called Cities of the Future, which takes the player 50-75 years into the future. Players can add emergency service drones, megatowers, skybridges, and more to their cities. Also included is the megacorp feature which processes oil and ore into Omega, a substance which takes over your sims and […]

SimCity has new DLC available for $9.99 with 80% of proceeds benefiting the Red Cross once the cost of development has been recouped. Called, the Red Cross Disaster Relief DLC, the content add a relief center which will provide tents and vehicles to your city when disaster hits it. A minimum of $100,000 will be […]

The Sims 4 will contain a new feature called Smart Sim which provided players’ virtual people with the ability to have conversations of sorts and allows them to react using emotions. Producer Graham Nardone explains how it all works in the video below. The Sims 4 is now available for pre-order on Mac and PC.

SimCity issues on Mac are being addressed by Maxis after the game launched for the platform earlier this week. Issues being reported range from the inability to install it through Origin to OSX versions listed as being supported causing issues as well. Others have reported resolution and performance issues. While issues are being worked on, […]

SimCity sales have passed two million units since its release in March, and according to EA labels president Frank Gibeau, the company is “lucky” to have so many fans of the franchise who stuck around after such a “rough launch.”